Whill released its first personal electric vehicle in 2016 (in Japan, it came west the following year). Since then it has released new models with different audiences in mind. Here at CES 2019, it's showing its Autonomous Drive System (ADS), which as the name suggests, will shuttle you to where you want to go on its own. Thanks to the addition of front- and rear-mounted cameras, the Autonomous Drive System can navigate public (indoor or outdoor) spaces on its own. A spokesperson told me that the ADS was partly its answer to scooters and bikes offered by the likes of Lime and Bird.

Levels of Driving Automation In 2014, SAE International established International Standard J3016, which created an overarching system used to define gradients in automated driving. Grading vehicles on a scale from 0 (no automation) to 5 (high automation), the standard makes a crucial distinction between Level 2 and Level 3, where the car takes on the task of monitoring the environment. The standard applies to the Concept-i specifically, as Toyota has set a goal of reaching Level 4 compliance (where the vehicle handles all driving tasks in certain modes) by 2020. That doesn't mean you're stuck with a car that does the work for you, though – these AIs can incrementally take control of the car or transfer it, so optimization goes a lot further than an on/off switch. Personalization What sets an artificial intelligence vehicle apart from simple autopilot is that AI can – and does – learn.

A few years ago, the buzz over self-driving cars evolved from science fiction to an actualized game plan for the coming years, and now, it's even closer to realization. Today's cutting-edge automobile models boast integrated artificial intelligence systems that can handle the road on their own, and also work in myriad ways to make the driving process safer and easier. We've teamed up with Toyota – makers of the Concept-i automobile that was unveiled at CES 2017 – to focus on how exactly these exceptionally smart cars will change driving, and it's no exaggeration to call it a complete overhaul. It seems like the only thing these cars don't do is fly. Levels of Driving Automation In 2014, SAE International established International Standard J3016, which created an overarching system used to define gradients in automated driving.